Howard County

Described as a "County of Contrasts", Howard County is a merging of old and new, urban and rural . . . where the rolling green hills of the Piedmont meet the rocky fall line of glaciers. Considered a setting where one of the most modern cities in the world site side-by-side with a city older than the republic itself.


 

 The Howard District was formed in 1838 by the splitting of Anne Arundel County and it's situated in the heart of the dynamic corridor between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, which, combined, comprise the fourth largest consolidated market in the United States. Howard County´s ideal geographic location has resulted in the substantial growth of a wide variety of industries, including high-tech and life science businesses. Conveniently accessible to I-95 and I-70, the county is located within a 20-minute drive of Baltimore/Washington International Airport and the Port of Baltimore.


As of the 2000 census: Home to more than 243,000 people, the median income for a household in the county was $74,167, and the median income for a family was $85,422.



Howard County has no incorporated municipalities. The following unincorporated areas are considered as towns by many people:


View economic and demographic profiles on any of the following towns:

Columbia
Elkridge
Ellicott City
Jessup (shared between Howard and Anne Arundel Counties)
North Laurel
Savage-Guilford (a combination of the communities of Savage and Guilford)